Who We Are
Our website address is: https://publicspeakingfamily.com.
This site is operated by Public Speaking Family (PSF), a community that helps members improve communication, leadership, and public speaking skills.
You can contact us for privacy-related matters at: swapneswarbarik3@gmail.com.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
We collect personal data to provide you with the best experience, improve our services, and ensure the smooth functioning of our community.
We may collect:
- Personal details: Name, email address, phone number (when you register, contact us, or sign up for updates).
- Account information: Login details and preferences if you create an account.
- Transactional data: Payment and subscription details if you enroll in paid programs or memberships.
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, device details, and cookies to enhance performance.
- Communication data: Your messages, comments, or questions sent to us.
Why we collect it:
- To provide access to weekly sessions and resources.
- To send important updates about schedules, events, and activities.
- To process memberships, payments, or subscriptions.
- To improve our content, services, and user experience.
- To comply with legal or security requirements.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and the browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After approval, your profile picture becomes visible with your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the site (for example, for community forums or profiles), please avoid uploading files with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may be able to download and extract location information.
Contact Forms
When you use our contact form, we may collect your name, email, and message.
We keep contact form submissions for up to 6 months for customer service purposes but do not use them for marketing unless you explicitly consent.
Cookies
Our site uses cookies to:
- Maintain login sessions.
- Remember user preferences.
- Track website analytics and performance.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect some website features.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand website traffic and visitor behaviour.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Add-on.
Google’s privacy policy can be found here.
Who We Share Your Data With
We may share your data with trusted third-party providers:
- Payment processors (e.g., https://razorpay.com/ ) to securely handle transactions.
- Hosting services to run our website.
- Analytics providers to monitor website usage.
- Email service providers to send updates and newsletters.
We do not sell your data to anyone.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and metadata: Indefinitely, unless you request deletion.
- Contact form entries: 6 months.
- Analytics data: 12 months.
- Membership and payment records: Up to 7 years for legal and tax purposes.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
You may request to erase your data be erased. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- Some data may be stored or processed outside the European Union. In such cases, we ensure compliance with GDPR standards using secure transfer methods (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).
Contact Information
For privacy-specific concerns, please contact:
📧 swapneswarbarik3@gmail.com
Additional Information
How We Protect Your Data
We use SSL encryption, secure hosting, and limited data access. Access to personal data is restricted to authorised staff only.
What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place
In the event of a breach, we will notify affected users and authorities (if required by law) within a reasonable time.
What Third Parties We Receive Data From
We may receive anonymised analytics or advertising data from platforms like Google or social media integrations.
What Automated Decision-Making and/or Profiling We Do With User Data
We do not use automated decision-making for critical processes. Some personalisation (like tailored email suggestions or recommended events) may occur based on user activity.
Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements
If we fall under specific regulations (such as GDPR in Europe or CCPA in California), we comply with those legal requirements.
Cache
This site utilises caching in order to facilitate a faster response time and better user experience. Caching potentially stores a duplicate copy of every web page that is on display on this site. All cache files are temporary and are never accessed by any third party, except as necessary to obtain technical support from the cache plugin vendor. Cache files expire on a schedule set by the site administrator, but may easily be purged by the admin before their natural expiration, if necessary. We may use QUIC. cloud services to process & cache your data temporarily. Please see https://quic.cloud/privacy-policy/ for more details.